Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).

Municipality

Region

Distance (km)

Inhabitants

Cumulative Inhabitants

Adrano

CT

4

36122

36122

Biancavilla

CT

5

24007

60129

Santa Maria di Licodia

CT

8

7641

67770

Ragalna

CT

9

3924

71694

Bronte

CT

12

19172

90866

Paternò

CT

12

48228

139094

Centuripe

EN

13

5470

144564

Belpasso

CT

14

28108

172672

Maletto

CT

16

3920

176592

Nicolosi

CT

16

7463

184055

Camporotondo Etneo

CT

18

5023

189078

San Pietro Clarenza

CT

19

7743

196821

Pedara

CT

19

14102

210923

Catenanuova

EN

20

4866

215789

Regalbuto

EN

20

7277

223066

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to

28 Km W of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)

28 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)

74 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)

79 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)

83 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)

83 Km SW of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)

85 Km N of Ragusa (73313 inhabitants)

87 Km NE of Vittoria (63339 inhabitants)

88 Km NE of Gela (75827 inhabitants)

92 Km N of Modica (54633 inhabitants)

Recent and historical Seismicity

These maps show the seismicity for different time windows. The earthquake locations reported in these maps are determined in quasi real-time by the personnel on duty in the seismic surveillance center of INGV in Rome. Note that the earthquake source parameters (hypocentral location and magnitude) are the best estimates obstained with the available data and they are adjourned as additional data become available. The source parameters obtained by the personnel on duty are then revised by the group in charge of the INGV Seismic Bulletin (Bollettino Sismico Italiano dell’INGV).

Earthquakes of the last three days (72 hours) *

This map reports the earthquake epicenters located in the past 72 hours (3 days) from the time this page has been generated. The radius of the circle representing the earthquake on the map scales with magnitude. The color depends on the time of occurrence of the earthquakes with respect to the time of generation of the map (red = 1 hour; orange = 24 hours; yellow = 72 hours). The open star shows the epicenter of the current earthquake.

Earthquakes of the last 90 days *

This map reports the Magnitudo ≥ 1.0 earthquake epicenters located using the data acquired by the Italian National Seismic Network and by other collaborating networks in Italy and in the neighbouring countries. The radii of the circles representing the epicenters on the map scale with magnitude. The color of each circle depends on the time of occurrence of the earthquakes with respect to the time of generation of the map (red = 1 hour; orange = 24 hours; yellow = 72 hours; blue = all other earthquakes). The open star shows the epicenter of the current earthquake.

Earthquakes since 1985 *

This map reports the Magnitudo ≥ 2.5 earthquake epicenters located using the data acquired by the Italian National Seismic Network and by other collaborating networks in Italy and in the neighbouring countries. The radii of the circles representing the epicenters on the map scale with magnitude. The color of each circle depends on the time of occurrence of the earthquakes with respect to the time of generation of the map (red = 1 hour; orange = 24 hours; yellow = 72 hours; blue = all other earthquakes). The open star shows the epicenter of the current earthquake.

Earthquakes since 1000 AD until 2014 *

This map shows the epicenters of the historical earthquakes catalogue CPT15 (Catalogo Parametrico dei Terremoti Italiani, 2015 version https://emidius.mi.ingv.it/CPTI15-DBMI15/) with estimated magnitude ≥ 5.0 since 1000 AD until 2014. The epicenters are represented by squares which sides scale with the estimated earthquake magnitude. For earthquakes with magnitude ≥ 6.0, it is also shown the year of occurrence and the magnitude value. The open star shows the epicenter of the current earthquake.

* Caution: The epicentral location of the earthquake shown on these maps can be slightly different from the final one.

Seismic hazard

Not available maps for this sismic event.

Shakemap

Not available maps for this sismic event.

Felt maps

The earthquake effects in MCS scale as obtained from the compiled questionnaire *

This map shows the distribution of the effects of the earthquake on the territory in terms of the MCS (Mercalli-Cancani-Sieberg) intensity scale. The intensities are determined using the data provided in the questionnaire (http://www.haisentitoilterremoto.it/) that are analysed using robust statistical techniques since they are not verified individually. Specifically, the assignment of MCS intensities greater or equal the VI degree of the MCS scale require opportune in situ verification by professional experts. The purple start shows the epicenter. This map is prepared every so often that the population fill in new questionnaires. The number of questionnaires used to determine the map and the date and time of the last adjournment are shown in the upper right part of the panel.

* Caution: The epicentral location of the earthquake shown on these maps can be slightly different from the final one.

Locations history

Type

Magnitude

Date and Time (UTC)

Latitude

Longitude

Depth (km)

Published time (UTC)

Author

Location ID

Rev 1000

ML 2.2

2019-03-0506:07:56

37.68

14.86

26

2019-08-2208:24:52

Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV

66224851

Rev 100

ML 2.2

2019-03-0506:07:55

37.67

14.9

32

2019-03-0506:14:10

Sala Sismica INGV-Roma

66180251

Preferred location and magnitude until now.

Origin information

Origin

Field

Value

Time (UTC)

2019-03-05 06:07:56
± 0.2

Latitude

37.68
± 0.01

Longitude

14.86
± 0.01

Depth (km)

26
± 2 (from location)

Evaluation mode of Origin

manual

Evaluation status of Origin

reviewed

Version

1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV

Event type

earthquake

Origin ID

66224851

Uncertainty

Field

Value

Preferred uncertainty description

uncertainty ellipse

Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)

1221

Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)

333

Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)

274

Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter)

1220

Confidence level of the uncertainty (%)

68

Quality

Field

Value

Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree)

82

Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation

22

Number of defining phases

22

RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec)

Focal Mechanisms *

This map reports the focal mechanisms since 1977 in the region. The white and red beach ball symbols are mechanisms determined using the Regional Centroid Moment Tensor (RCMT, http://www.bo.ingv.it/RCMT) and are determined for earthquakes with magnitude larger than 4.5 in the Euro-Mediterranenan area. Occasionally, when there is a good source-receiver geometry of the target earthquake, the RCMT can be obtained also for earthquakes with magnitude larger than 4.0. The blue and white beach ball symbols indicate the mechanisms obtained from application of the Time Domain Moment Tensor (TDMT, http://terremoti.ingv.it/tdmt.html). This technique is used for M ≥ 3.5. The size of the beach ball sysmbol scales with the calculated moment magnitude, Mw.

* Caution: The epicentral location of the earthquake shown on these maps can be slightly different from the final one.